This page lists Fall/Winter 2012-13 course offerings for the Department of Law and Legal Studies.
PLEASE NOTE: “Standing in a course is determined by the course instructor subject to approval of the Faculty Dean. This means that any grades submitted by the instructor may be subject to revision. No grades are final until they have been approved by the Dean”.
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Course Outlines
| Course | Sec. | Term | Description | Instructor |
| FYSM 1502 | A | 1&2 | Governance and the Rule of Law | George, Dianne |
| B | 1&2 | Governance and the Rule of Law | George, Dianne | |
| D | 1&2 | Regulating Work in the Global Economy | Smith, Adrian | |
| P | 1&2 | Law, Sex, and Gender | Karaian, Lara | |
| LAWS 1000 | A | 1&2 | Introduction to Legal Studies | Kuzmarov, Betina |
| B | 1&2 | Introduction to Legal Studies | Tasson, Stephen | |
| C | 1&2 | Introduction to Legal Studies | Dickson-Gilmore, Jane | |
| D | 1&2 | Introduction to Legal Studies | Tasson, Stephen | |
| P | 1&2 | Introduction to Legal Studies | Adrian, Melanie | |
| V | 1&2 | Introduction to Legal Studies | Dickson-Gilmore, Jane | |
| LAWS 2105 | A | 1 | Social Justice & Human Rights | Bartholomew, Amy |
| B | 1 | Social Justice & Human Rights | Bartholomew, Amy | |
| C | 2 | Social Justice & Human Rights | Rickwood, Roger | |
| 1) LAWS 2003 has been replaced by LAWS 2201 and LAWS 2202 | ||||
| 1) LAWS 2201 | A | 1 | Persons and Property | Dawson, T. Brettel |
| B | 2 | Persons and Property (Revised) | Barrigar, Jennifer | |
| C | 1 | Persons and Property | Dwoskin, David | |
| D | 1 | Persons and Property | Barrigar, Jennifer | |
| T | 1 | Persons and Property | Dawson, T. Brettel | |
| 1) LAWS 2202 | A | 2 | Obligations | Dawson, T. Brettel |
| B | 1 | Obligations –> Assignment | Sargent, Neil | |
| C | 2 | Obligations (Revised) | Barrigar, Jennifer | |
| D | 2 | Obligations (Revised) | Barrigar, Jennifer | |
| V | 2 | Obligations | Dawson, T. Brettel | |
| 2) LAWS 2004 has been replaced by LAWS 2301 and LAWS 2302 | ||||
| 2) LAWS 2301 | A | 1 | Criminal Justice System | Saunders, Ron |
| B | 2 | Criminal Justice System –> Outline –> Schedule |
McMahon, Maeve | |
| C | 1 | Criminal Justice System | Young, Diana | |
| D | 1 | Criminal Justice System | Smith, Michael | |
| E | 1 | Criminal Justice System | Hale, John | |
| F | 1 | Criminal Justice System | McMahon, Maeve | |
| T | 1 | Criminal Justice System | Saunders, Ron | |
| 2) LAWS 2302 | A | 2 | Criminal Law | Saunders, Ron |
| B | 1 | Criminal Law | Rickwood, Roger | |
| C | 2 | Criminal Law | Young, Diana | |
| D | 2 | Criminal Law | Botten, Tyler | |
| E | 2 | Criminal Law | Smith, Michael | |
| F | 2 | Criminal Law | Rickwood, Roger | |
| V | 2 | Criminal Law | Saunders, Ron | |
| 3) LAWS 2005 has been replaced by LAWS 2501 and LAWS 2502 | ||||
| 3) LAWS 2501 | A | 1 | Law, State and Constitutions | Milanovic, Nikola |
| B | 2 | Law, State and Constitutions | Oklopcic, Zoran | |
| C | 1 | Law, State and Constitutions | Oklopcic, Zoran | |
| D | 1 | Law, State and Constitutions | Rickwood, Roger | |
| T | 1 | Law, State and Constitutions | Milanovic, Nikola | |
| 3) LAWS 2502 | A | 2 | Law, State and Citizen | Milanovic, Nikola |
| B | 2 | Law, State and Citizen | Douglas, Stacy | |
| C | 2 | Law, State and Citizen | Douglas, Stacy | |
| D | 2 | Law, State and Citizen | Dwoskin, David | |
| E | 1 | Law, State and Citizen | Keller, Anna | |
| V | 2 | Law, State and Citizen | Milanovic, Nikola | |
| LAWS 2601 | A | 1 | Public International Law | Purvis, Trevor |
| B | 1 | Public International Law | Ashtakala, Tara | |
| C | 2 | Public International Law | Purvis, Trevor | |
| LAWS 2908 | T | 1 | Approaches in Legal Studies I (Not Available for Distance Students. Requires In-Person Tutorials) |
Bou-Zeid, Zeina |
| LAWS 2908 | V | 2 | Approaches in Legal Studies I (Not Available for Distance Students. Requires In-Person Tutorials) |
Bou-Zeid, Zeina |
| LAWS 3003 | A | 1 | Contracts | Ogilvie, M.H. |
| LAWS 3003 | B | 2 | Contracts | Waxman, Stephen |
| LAWS 3005 | A | 1 | Law and Regulation | Hurl, Christopher |
| LAWS 3006 | A | 1 | Mediation | Bishop, Peter |
| LAWS 3006 | B | 2 | Mediation | Bishop, Peter |
| LAWS 3201 | A | 2 | Business Enterprise Frameworks | Keller, Anna |
| LAWS 3202 | A | 2 | Intellectual Property | Prasad, Rajiv |
| LAWS 3205 | A | 1 | Consumer Law | Ogilvie, M.H. |
| LAWS 3206 | A | 1 | Banking Law | Schwisberg, Sam |
| LAWS 3206 | B | 2 | Banking Law | Ogilvie, M.H. |
| LAWS 3305 (HIST 3305A) | A | 1 | Crime and State in History | Conroy, Amy |
| LAWS 3305 (HIST 3305C) | C | 2 | Crime and State in History | McNaught, Christopher |
| LAWS 3305 (HIST 3305D) | D | 2 | Crime and State in History | Russomanno, Leo |
| LAWS 3305 (HIST 3305V) | V | 2 | Crime and State in History | McNaught, Christopher |
| LAWS 3306 | A | 1 | Crime, Law, Process & Politics | McNaught, Christopher |
| LAWS 3306 | B | 2 | Crime, Law, Process & Politics | Giancaterino, Paolo |
| LAWS 3306 | T | 1 | Crime, Law, Process & Politics | McNaught, Christopher |
| LAWS 3307 | A | 1 | Youth and Criminal Law –> Outline –> Schedule |
Barnes, Gary |
| LAWS 3307 | B | 1 | Youth and Criminal Law | Hale, John |
| LAWS 3307 | C | 2 | Youth and Criminal Law –> Outline –> Schedule |
Barnes, Gary |
| LAWS 3307 | D | 2 | Youth and Criminal Law | Micucci, Lisa |
| LAWS 3307 | T | 1 | Youth and Criminal Law | Hale, John |
| LAWS 3308 | A | 1 | Punishment and The Law (Revised) | DeVellis, Leah |
| LAWS 3308 | B | 2 | Punishment and The Law | Dej, Erin |
| LAWS 3401 | A | 1 | Employment Law | Mac Neil, Michael |
| LAWS 3401 | B | 2 | Employment Law | Bou-Zeid, Zeina |
| LAWS 3405 | A | 1 | Labour Law | Mac Neil, Michael |
| LAWS 3500 | A | 2 | Constitutional Law | Sunallah, Bahaa |
| LAWS 3501 | A | 2 | Law in the Information Society | Mac Neil, Michael |
| LAWS 3503 | A | 1 | Equality & Discrimination | Dakroury, Aliaa |
| LAWS 3503 | B | 2 | Equality & Discrimination | Majury, Diana |
| LAWS 3504 | A | 1 | Law and Aboriginal Peoples (Revised) | Mann, Michelle |
| LAWS 3506 | A | 2 | Administrative Law | Jarmyn, Thomas |
| LAWS 3509 | A | 1 | The Charter of Rights Topics (Equality Rights) | Sunallah, Bahaa |
| LAWS 3602 | A | 1 | International Human Rights | Balasubramaniam, Rueban |
| LAWS 3602 | B | 2 | International Human Rights | Murphy, Patrick |
| LAWS 3604 | A | 2 | International Organizations (Revised) | Masaeli, Mahmoud |
| LAWS 3800 | A | 1 | Law of Environmental Quality | Waxman, Stephen |
| LAWS 3804 | A | 1 | Law of the Family | Bortolussi, Kathryn |
| LAWS 3903 | A | 1 | Selected Topic: Canadian Correctional Policies in Historical Perspective | McMahon, Maeve |
| LAWS 3908 | A | 1 | Approaches in Legal Studies II | Bou-Zeid, Zeina |
| LAWS 3908 | B | 2 | Approaches in Legal Studies II (Revised) | Wilke, Christiane |
| C | 2 | Approaches in Legal Studies II | Buhagiar, Lawrence | |
| D | 1 | Approaches in Legal Studies II | Prasad, Rajiv | |
| E | 2 | Approaches in Legal Studies II | Buhagiar, Lawrence | |
| LAWS 4006 | A | 1 | Religion and State in Canada | Ogilvie, M.H. |
| LAWS 4100 | A | 2 | Modern Legal Theory | Balasubramaniam, Rueban |
| LAWS 4100 | B | 1 | Modern Legal Theory | Douglas, Stacy |
| LAWS 4101 | A | 1 | Contemporary Justice Theories | Balasubramaniam, Rueban |
| LAWS 4102 | A | 2 | Controversies in Rights Theory (Revised) | Masaeli, Mahmoud |
| LAWS 4105 | A | 1 | Global Justice Theory | Masaeli, Mahmoud |
| LAWS 4106 | A | 1 | Law and Violence | Russomanno, Leo |
| LAWS 4106 | B | 2 | Law and Violence | Freeland, Jane |
| LAWS 4202 | A | 1 | Accountability of Management | Waxman, Stephen |
| LAWS 4202 | B | 2 | Accountability of Management (Revised) | Masaeli, Mahmoud |
| LAWS 4204 | B | 2 | Legal Issues in eCommerce | Waxman, Stephen |
| LAWS 4209 | A | 1 | Topics in Business Law: Government Procurement Law | Jeglic, Alexander |
| LAWS 4209 | B | 2 | Topics in Business Law: Law of Charities & Not-for-Profit Organizations | Schwisberg, Sam |
| LAWS 4209 | C | 2 | Topics in Business Law: Protecting Consumer Rights in the Marketplace | Lo, Janet |
| LAWS 4302 | A | 1 | Regulation of Corporate Crime | Sargent, Neil |
| LAWS 4302 | B | 2 | Regulation of Corporate Crime | Brownlee, Jamie |
| LAWS 4303 | A | 1 | Drugs, The User and The State | Farrokhzad-Naraghi, Kourosh |
| LAWS 4303 | B | 1 | Drugs, The User and The State | Farrokhzad-Naraghi, Kourosh |
| LAWS 4303 | C | 2 | Drugs, The User and The State | Farrokhzad-Naraghi, Kourosh |
| LAWS 4303 | D | 2 | Drugs, The User and The State | Farrokhzad-Naraghi, Kourosh |
| LAWS 4304 | A | 1 | Policing & Social Surveillance | Ergul, Aysegul |
| LAWS 4304 | B | 2 | Policing & Social Surveillance | Ergul, Aysegul |
| LAWS 4304 | C | 2 | Policing & Social Surveillance | Ergul, Aysegul |
| LAWS 4305 | A | 1 | Criminal Justice Reform | Buhagiar, Lawrence |
| LAWS 4306 | A | 1 | Criminal Law Issues: Organized Crime | Leighton, Barry |
| LAWS 4306 | B | 2 | Criminal Law Issues: Drugs | Giancaterino, Paolo |
| LAWS 4307 | A | 1 | Medical Criminal Law Issues | Davies, Michael |
| LAWS 4307 | B | 2 | Medical Criminal Law Issues | Davies, Michael |
| LAWS 4308 | A | 1 | Sentencing | Botten, Tyler |
| LAWS 4308 | B | 1 | Sentencing | Donoghue, Stephen |
| LAWS 4308 | C | 2 | Sentencing | Young, Diana |
| LAWS 4309 | B | 2 | State Security and Dissent | Hameed, Yavar |
| LAWS 4402 | B | 2 | Employment Dispute Resolution | Mac Neil, Michael |
| LAWS 4504 | B | 2 | Aboriginal Criminal Justice | Dickson-Gilmore, Jane |
| LAWS 4504 | C | 2 | Aboriginal Criminal Justice | Mann, Michelle |
| LAWS 4507 (PADM 5307) |
A | 2 | Administrative Law and Control | Lay, Eric |
| LAWS 4510 | A | 1 | NEW COURSE: Privacy Law and Policy | Garib, Louisa |
| LAWS 4601 | A | 1 | Transnational Law and Human Rights | Kuzmarov, Betina |
| LAWS 4603 | A | 1 | Transitional Justice | Wilke, Christiane |
| LAWS 4605 | A | 2 | Topic in International Law: International Refugee Law | Purkey, Anna |
| LAWS 4606 | A | 1 | International Law & Armed Conflict | Purvis, Trevor |
| LAWS 4606 | B | 2 | International Law & Armed Conflict | Purvis, Trevor |
| LAWS 4800 | A | 1 | Environment and Social Justice | Swan, Peter |
| LAWS 4801 | A | 1 | Risk and the Legal Process | Ashtakala, Tara |
| LAWS 4801 | B | 1 | Risk and the Legal Process | Barnaby, Dwight |
| LAWS 4801 | C | 2 | Risk and the Legal Process | Ashtakala, Tara |
| LAWS 4901 | A | 1 | Tutorial in Law – Application Form | Guidelines |
| LAWS 4901 | B | 2 | Tutorial in Law – Information Sheet | Guidelines |
| LAWS 4902 | A | 1 | Tutorial in Law – Application Form | Guidelines |
| LAWS 4902 | B | 2 | Tutorial in Law – Information Sheet | Guidelines |
| LAWS 4903 | A | 1 | Advanced Legal Topics: Criminal Jury Trials –> Outline –> Readings |
Barnes, Gary |
| LAWS 4904 | A | 2 | Advanced Legal Topics: Advanced Constitutional Theory |
Oklopcic, Zoran |
| LAWS 4904 | B | 2 | Advanced Legal Topics: Sexuality, Labour and Law |
Khan, Ummi |
| LAWS 4904 | C | 2 | Advanced Legal Topic: Human Rights & Canadian Prisons –> Outline –> Readings |
McMahon, Maeve |
| LAWS 4908 | A | 1&2 | Honours Paper – Application Form | Guidelines |
| LAWS 4908 | B | 1&2 | Honours Paper – Application Form | Guidelines |
| LAWS 4908 | C | 1&2 | Honours Paper – Application Form | Guidelines |
M.A. Course Outlines – 2012-13 |
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| LAWS 5000 | F | 1 | Theories of Law & Social Transformation –> Outline –> Readings |
Hunt, Alan |
| LAWS 5000 | G | 1 | Theories of Law & Social Transformation | Swan, Peter |
| LAWS 5001 | W | 2 | Legal Method & Social Inquiry | Sargent, Neil |
| LAWS 5001 | X | 2 | Legal Method & Social Inquiry | Sargent, Neil |
| LAWS 5006 | F | 1 | Historical Perspectives on Law & Society | Smith, Adrian |
| LAWS 5008 (SOCI 5204W) | W | 2 | Consuming Passions: The Regulation of Consumption, Appearance & Sexuality –> Outline –> Readings |
Hunt, Alan |
| LAWS 5100 | W | 2 | Advanced Problems in Legal Philosophy | Balasubramaniam, Reuban |
| LAWS 5200 (INAF 5507F) | F | 1 | International Economic Law: Regulation of Trade & Investment | Davidson, Paul |
| LAWS 5302 | W | 2 | Feminism, Law and Social Transformation | Buss, Doris |
| LAWS 5305 | W | 2 | Crime, Social Change and Criminal Law Reform | Khan, Ummni |
| LAWS 5306 (SOCI 5305W) | W | 2 | Police and Capital | Rigakos, George |
| LAWS 5603 (INAF 5505F) | F | 1 | International Law: Theory and Practice | Oklopcic, Zoran |
| LAWS 5603 (INAF 5505F) | W | 2 | International Law: Theory and Practice | Kuzmarov, Betina |
| LAWS 5903 | F | 1 | Contemporary Topics in Legal Studies: Socio-Legal Engagements in Film and Television – Theory in Non-textual Narratives | Young, Diana |
| LAWS 5903 | W | 2 | Contemporary Topics in Legal Studies: Law & Development | Smith, Adrian |
| LAWS 5904 | F | 1 | Contemporary Topics in Legal Studies: Community & Restorative Justice | Dickson-Gilmore, Jane |
| LAWS 5904 | W | 2 | Contemporary Topics in Legal Studies: International Law & Violence | Wilke, Christiane |
Ph.D. Course Outlines – 2012-13 |
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| LAWS 6000 | F | 1 | Doctoral Seminar in Legal Studies | Wilke, Christiane |
| LAWS 6001 | F | 1&2 | Proseminar in Legal Studies | Buss, Doris |
| LAWS 6002 | W | 2 | Law, Regulation and Governance | Hamilton, Sheryl |
| LAWS 6003 | F | 1 | Human Rights, Citizenship and Global Justice | Bartholomew, Amy |
| LAWS 6004 | W | 2 | Crime, Law, and Security | Moore, Dawn |
| LAWS 6010 | W | 2 | Directed Readings in Legal Studies | Application Form |